VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for Monday, June 9

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VZW+Alltel: First up, Verizon said it will buy Alltel for $28 billion. If the deal goes through, it would create the nation’s largest carrier with a combined subscriber base of more than 80 million customers. AT&T, currently the nation’s number one carrier, would fall to second place.

PTT: In other carrier news, Sprint is expanding its CDMA-based Direct Connect portfolio. The carrier recently added the Sanyo Pro 200 and 700, both powered by Qualcomm’s Qchat technology.

LG surpasses Sony Ericsson: And in handset news, LG propelled itself into the No. 4 global market share ranking, passing Sony Ericsson. According to new numbers from research firm Gartner, LG shipped around 23 million phones in the first quarter, edging Sony Ericsson’s 22 million.